laissez-faire
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Van Dyke’s arrest signals that U.S. authorities won’t ignore allegations of egregious behavior on the platforms, even as the Trump administration has otherwise taken a largely laissez-faire approach to prediction markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The suits filed Thursday represents a culmination of the CFTC’s shift from a laissez-faire approach to sports prediction markets to a full throated defense of them.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
It’s a get-in-where-you-fit-in or get-edged-all-the-way-out kind of city, wherein a deceptively laissez-faire game of musical chairs can determine your fate.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
Taking a laissez-faire attitude toward information and financial transactions could be a very big mistake.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025
Appealing though this laissez-faire undoubtedly was, especially for amateur musicians, it resulted in instrumental music that did not make great demands on players, their instruments, or indeed composers.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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